The city of Chandler ranked high nationally in a study of economic growth and other municipal metrics — though not quite as high as some neighboring jurisdictions.

A study commissioned by CoworkingCafe highlighted the U.S. cities that experienced the most economic growth in recent years, split into categories of population size: large, mid-sized, and small, according to a news release.

Chandler took the fifth spot overall among mid-sized cities. The 13% growth in educational attainment and the 14% more housing units added both place Chandler fourth in mid-sized for these metrics.

The city also had a drop of 24% in crime from 2019-23, ranking fifth for this metric, the release states.

Chandler couldn’t keep pace with its neighbor to the east, however. The town of Gilbert was crowned as

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